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5 from 17 votes

Banana Cake

We all know and love banana bread, but this light and fluffy Banana Cake is next level.
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time50 mins
Cooling time1 hr
Total Time2 hrs 10 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: British
Allergen: Dairy, Eggs, Gluten
Diet: Vegetarian
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 566kcal
Author: Dannii

Ingredients

Cake:

  • 3 medium bananas
  • 170 g butter
  • 170 g caster sugar
  • 80 g light brown sugar
  • 3 medium eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 370 g plain flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 0.5 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 75 g dark chocolate chips
  • 300 ml buttermilk

Frosting:

  • 300 g full fat cream cheese
  • 200 g mascarpone
  • 250 g icing sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Instructions

  • In a small bowl, mash the bananas.
  • In a larger bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
  • Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well.
  • Add the mashed banana and mix well.
  • In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and baking soda.
  • Add the flour mixture gradually to the large bowl, stirring well.
  • Gently stir in the chocolate chips and buttermilk.
  • Pour the mixture in to a greased and lined 10x12 inch baking tray. Put in a preheated oven at 190°C/375°F/Gas 5 for 50 minutes, until a knife comes out clear.
  • To make the frosting, mix together the cream cheese and mascarpone. Then gradually add the icing sugar and the vanilla and mix well.
  • Once the cake it cooked, remove it from the oven and pan and put on a cooling rack and cool for at least an hour. Spread with the frosting and put in the fridge for a couple of hours for the frosting to set.

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Notes

  • You could swap the dark chocolate chips for white chocolate chips.
  • Not a fan of cinnamon? Use ginger or nutmeg, or a mixture of the three.
  • You could make a chocolate cream frosting by swapping a little of the icing sugar for cocoa powder.
  • You can make these in to cupcakes by dividing the batter in to cupcake cases until half full and then baking for 22 minutes.
  • Feel free to get creative with extras like raisins, white chocolate chips or chopped pecans or walnuts.

Nutrition

Serving: 1piece | Calories: 566kcal | Carbohydrates: 70g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 118mg | Sodium: 334mg | Potassium: 316mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 49g | Vitamin A: 1043IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 135mg | Iron: 2mg